Samuel jacob wallace



SAMUELl JAOOD` VALLAOE, OF KEOKUK, lO WA. lLetters Pat/'nt N'o. 64.050', dated April 23, lSGT.

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TO ALL WHOM -IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it `known that I, SAMUEL JACOB WALLACE; of Keokuk, in the State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful 'improvcmentrin Mechanism for Stacking Hziy and like products; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanving drawings, and tothe letters of reference marked thereon', in whichi Figure 1 is a perspective elevation of mechanism for stacking containing my improvements.

The o'bject of this invention is to raise and move hay or other products from a load to a point for stacking on a stack or in :1- mow by horsepower. And to do this, iny invention consists of the apparatus made as shown in the drawings, which consists of several elements well known, together with others new, and the whole subjected to more or less improvement to adapt it to the work, as hereinafter `'set forth. A

A single suspended and inclined still way, A, is made iu and supported by the frame ot' a portable stacking machine, as shown, for the carrier D which carries the fork G to run up and down. back' and forth on, in pitching on to the stack; the same device being used also vin barns. -This way A is made single, and is supported toward the ends on one side by the arms B C of the stacker-frame, so as to leave the top side, thc top part of one side, and the whole ofthe other side free for the passage of the carrier D. A carrier, D, is made to run ou a single way, A. The top of this carrier D is made to saddle and extend down a little on the sides of way A, so as to ride And directly under the way A, is a pulley, L, on the carrier D, to carry the fork rope F, and between the topand bottom parts of carrier D'there is a connection on one side of the way A, only to enable the way A to receive intermediate supports B C on one side opposite, while the carrier D can passthem freely as where double ways have been used heretofore. A stop on the down passage of the fork rope F from the carrier D, when the carrier is bearing the loaded fork G, and the same is Ainclinednby the weight of the load to run faster than the rope F is drawn'by the horse, and so letl the fork G descend in place of rising, is made in this way: The groove in the pulley-sheave L is made somewhat narrowing to the bottoni so as to tighten on the rope F when drawn down by the weight and act as a brake, and the pulley L has a catch out in its rim at L',

and a pawl or latch falling into it, which is made "so that the pulley L is free to turn to let the rope pass up, but is locked from turning backward to let the rope descend, so as to carry the fork more surely up or along as the rope is drawn than those used heretofore. The elevating fork used is formed by casting the head part Z ou to the tiu'es K K, with eyes O O for the hooks of the bail N, which connect it with the handle M, through which it passes, and supports the load on the projecting tines K K by the handle part M, and the tines KiK extending back behind the head Z and thebail N, and meeting so as to act as bracing levers for that purpose, whilethe whole is suspended by rope F at the end of handle M; the trip part R being used to trip the two ends apart and break the connection andv bracing so as to drop the load, when thecord is drawn and the load has reachedthe proper point. The single handle. part M is made'and used fork both elevating with the rope F, andforA use as a handle in pitching by hand. The ends of the tines K K are joined and extended back from the vhead part Z to be used as a brace for handle M in-supportingl the load on the tines, thus simplifying the construction and parts required. A portable stacker is made, as shown, and has the cross-braces U Uapplied to its base, so as to strengthenits frame, and enable it to be turned ,to better advantage when moving. This system of cross-bracing is made of the pieces U U reaching' from the twoA sides or runners T T, back and across the back cross-pieceof thevbase and joined at their' back ends, and fastened at each joint, which makesa better frames-although it can be made without the crossing of the bracing parts. A stili' tugged or shafte-dsingle-tree, X, is made as shown, all of one piece or its equivalent, to be Worn by the horse used to elevatev the loaded fork G, being supported in a suitable way, and is used to hold up the end of the rope F inbacking, turning, and moving to and fro, givingmore freedom and celerity of movement, und to keep the horses feet from being struck by the ordinary single-trees in stacking. The hay is raised from the load on side W, and carried up and across and droppedon to the stack on side Q, by the horse pullingon rope F, passing through the pulleys or rings as shown; being caused to drop by the pulling of the trip rope S, Whieirtrips the handle and tines apart by the action of the trip R, when the carrier D runs bach down way A `with the fork G to the load on the return of the horse.

What I claim, is-

A portable 'hay stacker having the several parts thereof, constructed, arranged, and combined as and for the purpose set forth. i

SAMUEL JACOB WALLACE.

' Witnesses:

B. S. MORRISON, HUGH MARTIN. 

